Deccan Chargers
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Hyderabad Deccan Chargers (Telugu
: హైదరాబాద్ డెక్కన్ చార్జర్స్; ) known in short as DC or 'Chargers' is a cricket franchise that represents the city of Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League
. They won the Second season
held in South Africa
in 2009.
For season 4 of the IPL
the team was led by Kumar Sangakkara
first and later by Cameron White
and coached by Darren Lehmann
, former Australian Test and One-Day Cricketer.
They finished last in the inaugural season of the IPL
, and as the champions in the next season
.
The team's name reflects the association with the Deccan Chronicle newspaper, which in turn derives its name from the Deccan plateau that makes up the majority of the southern portion of the Indian peninsula.
The Chargers logo is a charging bull
. From the 2009 season, the team changed the colour of the jersey (from beige and black to sparkling silver and blue) and the logo (from gold and red to white and blue).
There is no Icon Player
for the team as the former captain V.V.S. Laxman rejected the offer to be an icon player in order to free funds and enable the franchise to buy & encourage younger players.
There were reports suggesting a buyout of the franchise by Gujarat based Adani Group
for a sum of $300 million, almost three times the value the team was purchased for initially.
, Andrew Symonds
, Shahid Afridi
, Scott Styris
and Herschelle Gibbs
. The main bowlers purchased by the franchise were R.P. Singh, Nuwan Zoysa
,and Chaminda Vaas
.The other Indian players are Rohit Sharma
, Venugopal Rao
.
, the team failed to reach the semi-finals. Andrew Symonds
, who was Deccan's most expensive player, batted only 3 innings before leaving to play for the Australian national team. In addition,the team captain V.V.S. Laxman had an injury which ended his season after 6 games. Only three bowlers R. P. Singh, Pragyan Ojha
and Shahid Afridi
took more than 4 wickets in the competition. In this 14 match period, the team went winless at home and only managed 2 wins overall, one against the Mumbai Indians
and one against the Chennai Super Kings
and as a result they finished at the bottom of the table.
and the Captain V.V.S.Laxman and replaced them with Tim Wright, the former Australia
n batsman Darren Lehmann
and former Australia
n Wicket-Keeper Adam Gilchrist
respectively. Many new players were taken from domestic circuit and also few new international players were signed. The 2008 sponsor Jaypee Group
withdrew its sponsorship due to the 2008 debacle. After this, Deccan chargers went through a complete makeover from the previous season, colors of the team were changed from pale brown to vibrant blue, the logo was changed to display a more vibrant charging bull and Deccan Chronicle became the primary sponsor for the team.
and Herschelle Gibbs
up for sale, a direct result of their below par performance during the 2008 season. However, no franchise owners were interested in purchasing these two players. Later, the Deccan Chargers management severed all ties with Shahid Afridi
, due to his disagreement with former Deccan Chargers captain V.V.S.Laxman. Also, Former India
all-rounder Sanjay Bangar
was transferred to the Kolkata Knight Riders
.
all-rounder Ryan Harris
owing to a strong recommendation from Coach Darren Lehmann
. In the resulting auction the Deccan Chargers franchise acquired two West Indian players, Fidel Edwards
for a fee of $150,000, and Dwayne Smith
for $100,000. Seven new domestic players were also signed up; Tirumalasetti Suman
and Abhinav Kumar who are batsmen, bowler Shoaib Maqsusi from the Hyderabad team signed after their consistent performances on the domestic circuit. Baroda batsman Azhar Bilakhia and two fast bowlers from Punjab
, Jaskarandeep Singh and Harmeet Singh
.
, Rohit Sharma
regaining form and the continuing exuberance of captain Adam Gilchrist
bolstered the side. Some luck came in Deccan's way, towards the end of the league stage, with Kings Punjab and Rajasthan Royals losing key matches, enabling the Chargers into the semi-finals. During the semi-finals against the Delhi Daredevils
, who were at the top of the table, few gave the Chargers a chance of an outside win. But against the odds, Gilchrist scored a sensational 85 off just 35 balls to put the Daredevils out of the competition and give the Chargers their first IPL final against the Royal Challengers Bangalore
.
In the final match, Gilchrist got out for a duck in the first over, however the Chargers managed to recover and posted a total of 143 for the loss of 6 wickets. Many felt that a good defending total could have been a further 20-30 runs. The Chargers came out with all guns blazing right from the first ball, and this spirited effort ensured that they successfully defended the total, winning the game by 6 runs and lifting the prized IPL trophy.
Domestic Inclusions-
Contracts Bought Out-
Twenty20
cricket competition between clubs from India
, Australia
, England
, South Africa
, Sri Lanka
, New Zealand
and West Indies.The competition was launched in 2008 as a response to the success of national Twenty20 domestic cricket leagues, most notably the Indian Premier League
but Qualifying teams from India, Chennai Super Kings
and Rajasthan Royals
were compensated for the losses incurred.
,
the team participated in the inaugural edition of the T20 Champions League,
along with two other Indian teams; the runners-up of IPL 2009, Royal Challengers Bangalore
, and Delhi Daredevils
, the toppers of the league-stage points table.
They were knocked out in the group stages after losing to the Somerset Sabres and Trinidad & Tobago, who they were drawn against in Group A.
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at the 3rd place play-off failed to quailfy for the 2010 Champions League Twenty20
while the IPL champions Chennai Super Kings
, runners-up Mumbai Indians
along with Royal Challengers proceeded to the event that was played in South Africa
.
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
: హైదరాబాద్ డెక్కన్ చార్జర్స్; ) known in short as DC or 'Chargers' is a cricket franchise that represents the city of Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League
Indian Premier League
The Indian Premier League is a professional league for Twenty20 cricket competition in India. It was initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , headquartered in Mumbai, and is supervised by BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla, who serves as the league's Chairman and Commissioner...
. They won the Second season
2009 Indian Premier League
The 2009 Indian Premier League season, abbreviated as IPL 2 or the 2009 IPL, was the second season of the Indian Premier League, established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India in 2007. The tournament was hosted by South Africa and was played between 18 April and 24 May 2009...
held in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
in 2009.
For season 4 of the IPL
Indian Premier League
The Indian Premier League is a professional league for Twenty20 cricket competition in India. It was initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , headquartered in Mumbai, and is supervised by BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla, who serves as the league's Chairman and Commissioner...
the team was led by Kumar Sangakkara
Kumar Sangakkara
Kumar Sangakkara is a Sri Lankan, Sinhalese cricketer and the former captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team. He is a left-handed top-order batsman...
first and later by Cameron White
Cameron White
Cameron Leon White is an Australian cricketer and current Australian Twenty20 captain. A powerful middle order batsman and right-arm leg-spin bowler, White made his first-class cricket debut as a teenager in the 2000–01 season for the Victorian Bushrangers as a bowling all-rounder...
and coached by Darren Lehmann
Darren Lehmann
Darren Scott Lehmann is a former Australian cricketer, who made his ODI debut in 1996 and Test debut in 1998. He was on the fringes of national selection for the entirety of the 1990s, and only became a regular in the ODI team in 2001 and Test team in late 2002, before being dropped in early 2005...
, former Australian Test and One-Day Cricketer.
They finished last in the inaugural season of the IPL
2008 Indian Premier League
The 2008 Indian Premier League season was the debut season of the Indian Premier League, established by the BCCI in 2007. The season commenced on the 18 April 2008 with the final match held on 1 June 2008....
, and as the champions in the next season
2009 Indian Premier League
The 2009 Indian Premier League season, abbreviated as IPL 2 or the 2009 IPL, was the second season of the Indian Premier League, established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India in 2007. The tournament was hosted by South Africa and was played between 18 April and 24 May 2009...
.
Franchise history
The Deccan Chargers franchise is owned by the Deccan Chronicle corporation. The media group acquired the franchise for an amount of USD 107 million on 24 January 2008. Later, another media group, Group M India picked up a 20% stake in the franchise.The team's name reflects the association with the Deccan Chronicle newspaper, which in turn derives its name from the Deccan plateau that makes up the majority of the southern portion of the Indian peninsula.
The Chargers logo is a charging bull
Bull
Bull usually refers to an uncastrated adult male bovine.Bull may also refer to:-Entertainment:* Bull , an original show on the TNT Network* "Bull" , an episode of television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation...
. From the 2009 season, the team changed the colour of the jersey (from beige and black to sparkling silver and blue) and the logo (from gold and red to white and blue).
There is no Icon Player
Icon player
In the Indian Premier League, an icon player is a player who can only play for his home city in the competition. Each team is assigned at most one icon player. Unlike all the other players initially recruited by teams, the icon players were not bid for in the player auction of 20 February 2008. The...
for the team as the former captain V.V.S. Laxman rejected the offer to be an icon player in order to free funds and enable the franchise to buy & encourage younger players.
There were reports suggesting a buyout of the franchise by Gujarat based Adani Group
Adani Group
The Adani Group is a Gujarat based Indian conglomerate with the industrialist Gautam Adani as its CMD and promoter. The core business of the group is Commodities Trading, edible oil Manufacturing, Mundra port operations and distribution of Natural Gas. Adani group has more than 50 companies under...
for a sum of $300 million, almost three times the value the team was purchased for initially.
Players
The franchise initially acquired star players Adam GilchristAdam Gilchrist
Adam Craig Gilchrist AM , nicknamed "Gilly" or "Churchy", is an Australian international cricketer who currently captains Kings XI Punjab and recently captained Middlesex. He is an attacking left-handed batsman and record-breaking wicket-keeper, who redefined the role for the Australian national...
, Andrew Symonds
Andrew Symonds
Andrew Symonds is a former Australian cricket team all-rounder. A two-time World Cup winner, Symonds is a right-handed middle order batsman and alternates between medium pace and off-spin bowling....
, Shahid Afridi
Shahid Afridi
Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi , popularly known as Shahid Afridi , is a Pakistani cricketer. Between 1996 and 2011, Afridi played 27 Tests, 325 One Day Internationals, and 43 Twenty20 Internationals for the Pakistani national team...
, Scott Styris
Scott Styris
Scott Bernardo Styris is an Australian-born New Zealand cricketer. An allrounder, Styris is an aggressive right-handed middle order batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler....
and Herschelle Gibbs
Herschelle Gibbs
Herschelle Herman Gibbs is a South African cricketer, more specifically a batsman.Gibbs was schooled at St Joseph's Marist College and then Diocesan College in Rondebosch...
. The main bowlers purchased by the franchise were R.P. Singh, Nuwan Zoysa
Nuwan Zoysa
Demuni Nuwan Tharanga Zoysa is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He was a lanky left-arm seam bowler, who played 30 Tests and 95 ODI's for Sri Lanka. In his eighth Test, Zoysa became the first player in the history to take a hat-trick off the first three balls of the match. He achieved this against Zimbabwe...
,and Chaminda Vaas
Chaminda Vaas
Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas , usually known as Chaminda Vaas, is a Sri Lankan cricketer is regarded as the best fast bowler to have come out of the country - he has been described as the 'most penetrative and successful new-ball bowler Sri Lanka have had'...
.The other Indian players are Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma
Rohit Gurunath Sharma[ Marathi : रोहित गुरुनाथ शर्मा Telugu: రోహిత్ గురునాథ్ శర్మ] is an Indian cricketer. Sharma is a right-handed middle-order batsman and occasional right-arm offbreak bowler. Having started his international playing career at the age of 20, Sharma quickly exhibited his...
, Venugopal Rao
Venugopal Rao
Yalaka Venugopal Rao is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed middle order batsman and right arm off-break bowler. He is the first "super sub" in ODI cricket. He represents Andhra Pradesh in first class cricket, and Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League...
.
Performance
Despite the fact that the team was one of the favourites to win the inaugural edition of the IPL2008 Indian Premier League
The 2008 Indian Premier League season was the debut season of the Indian Premier League, established by the BCCI in 2007. The season commenced on the 18 April 2008 with the final match held on 1 June 2008....
, the team failed to reach the semi-finals. Andrew Symonds
Andrew Symonds
Andrew Symonds is a former Australian cricket team all-rounder. A two-time World Cup winner, Symonds is a right-handed middle order batsman and alternates between medium pace and off-spin bowling....
, who was Deccan's most expensive player, batted only 3 innings before leaving to play for the Australian national team. In addition,the team captain V.V.S. Laxman had an injury which ended his season after 6 games. Only three bowlers R. P. Singh, Pragyan Ojha
Pragyan Ojha
Pragyan Prayish Ojha is an Indian cricketer. Debuting in first class cricket in 2004/05, Ojha is a left-arm spinner who has represented India at under-19 level....
and Shahid Afridi
Shahid Afridi
Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi , popularly known as Shahid Afridi , is a Pakistani cricketer. Between 1996 and 2011, Afridi played 27 Tests, 325 One Day Internationals, and 43 Twenty20 Internationals for the Pakistani national team...
took more than 4 wickets in the competition. In this 14 match period, the team went winless at home and only managed 2 wins overall, one against the Mumbai Indians
Mumbai Indians
Mumbai Indians , is a franchise cricket team representing Mumbai in the Indian Premier League. The team is one of the eight founding members of the IPL in 2008. Mumbai Indians are currently led by Sachin Tendulkar, who is the Icon Player for the team and is coached by Robin Singh...
and one against the Chennai Super Kings
Chennai Super Kings
Chennai Super Kings is a franchise cricket team based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu that plays in the Indian Premier League. Founded in 2008, the team is currently captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni and coached by Stephen Fleming, a former New Zealand cricketer. The team's home ground is the M. A...
and as a result they finished at the bottom of the table.
2009 season
New administration and support staff
After the debacle of 2008, the team management sacked the entire administration associated with the tournament in that year. They removed their CEO J.Kalyankrishnan, Coach Robin SinghRobin Singh
Robin Singh , full name Rabindra Ramanarayan Singh is a former all-rounder who played for India. He is currently the coach of Mumbai Indians...
and the Captain V.V.S.Laxman and replaced them with Tim Wright, the former Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n batsman Darren Lehmann
Darren Lehmann
Darren Scott Lehmann is a former Australian cricketer, who made his ODI debut in 1996 and Test debut in 1998. He was on the fringes of national selection for the entirety of the 1990s, and only became a regular in the ODI team in 2001 and Test team in late 2002, before being dropped in early 2005...
and former Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n Wicket-Keeper Adam Gilchrist
Adam Gilchrist
Adam Craig Gilchrist AM , nicknamed "Gilly" or "Churchy", is an Australian international cricketer who currently captains Kings XI Punjab and recently captained Middlesex. He is an attacking left-handed batsman and record-breaking wicket-keeper, who redefined the role for the Australian national...
respectively. Many new players were taken from domestic circuit and also few new international players were signed. The 2008 sponsor Jaypee Group
Jaypee Group
The Jaypee Group is an Indian conglomerate based in Noida, India. It was founded by Jaiprakash Gaur which is involved in well diversified infrastructure conglomerate with business interests in Engineering & Construction, Power, Cement, Real Estate, Hospitality, Expressways, Sports & Education...
withdrew its sponsorship due to the 2008 debacle. After this, Deccan chargers went through a complete makeover from the previous season, colors of the team were changed from pale brown to vibrant blue, the logo was changed to display a more vibrant charging bull and Deccan Chronicle became the primary sponsor for the team.
Tradings
In low key trading of players, the Deccan Chargers management had placed Shahid AfridiShahid Afridi
Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi , popularly known as Shahid Afridi , is a Pakistani cricketer. Between 1996 and 2011, Afridi played 27 Tests, 325 One Day Internationals, and 43 Twenty20 Internationals for the Pakistani national team...
and Herschelle Gibbs
Herschelle Gibbs
Herschelle Herman Gibbs is a South African cricketer, more specifically a batsman.Gibbs was schooled at St Joseph's Marist College and then Diocesan College in Rondebosch...
up for sale, a direct result of their below par performance during the 2008 season. However, no franchise owners were interested in purchasing these two players. Later, the Deccan Chargers management severed all ties with Shahid Afridi
Shahid Afridi
Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi , popularly known as Shahid Afridi , is a Pakistani cricketer. Between 1996 and 2011, Afridi played 27 Tests, 325 One Day Internationals, and 43 Twenty20 Internationals for the Pakistani national team...
, due to his disagreement with former Deccan Chargers captain V.V.S.Laxman. Also, Former India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
all-rounder Sanjay Bangar
Sanjay Bangar
Sanjay Bapusaheb Bangar is a retired Indian cricketer. He was an all-rounder and had represented India in Tests and One Day Internationals....
was transferred to the Kolkata Knight Riders
Kolkata Knight Riders
Kolkata Knight Riders is the franchise representing Kolkata in the Indian Premier League, a Twenty20 cricket tournament. Sourav Ganguly led the team in IPL1 and IPL3, Brendon McCullum in IPL2, and Gautam Gambhir in IPL4...
.
New signings
Before the second player auction took place the management signed QueenslandQueensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
all-rounder Ryan Harris
Ryan Harris (cricketer)
Ryan James Harris is an Australian cricketer, currently signed up to play domestic cricket for Yorkshire in 2010. A right-arm fast bowler, he played with the Southern Redbacks from 2001–02 to 2007–08...
owing to a strong recommendation from Coach Darren Lehmann
Darren Lehmann
Darren Scott Lehmann is a former Australian cricketer, who made his ODI debut in 1996 and Test debut in 1998. He was on the fringes of national selection for the entirety of the 1990s, and only became a regular in the ODI team in 2001 and Test team in late 2002, before being dropped in early 2005...
. In the resulting auction the Deccan Chargers franchise acquired two West Indian players, Fidel Edwards
Fidel Edwards
Fidel Henderson Edwards is a West Indian cricketer and is the half brother of Pedro Collins. A pace bowler, his slingshot action greatly resembles that of former fast bowling great Jeff Thomson. He bowls fast, can swing the ball and get reverse swing, but insists that he does not go for...
for a fee of $150,000, and Dwayne Smith
Dwayne Smith
Dwayne Romel Smith is a cricketer who has represented the West Indies. An all-rounder, he is known as an aggressive and powerful right-handed batsman, bowls medium pace, and is also an athletic fielder. Smith has played for Barbados since the start of his career but has also played three seasons...
for $100,000. Seven new domestic players were also signed up; Tirumalasetti Suman
Tirumalasetti Suman
Tirumalasetti Laxminarayana Suman is an Indian first class cricketer. He made his debut in first class cricket for hyderabad He is a right-handed opening or middle order batsman. In the second season of the Indian Premier League in 2009, Suman represented Deccan Chargers with success. In the 3rd...
and Abhinav Kumar who are batsmen, bowler Shoaib Maqsusi from the Hyderabad team signed after their consistent performances on the domestic circuit. Baroda batsman Azhar Bilakhia and two fast bowlers from Punjab
Punjab (India)
Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...
, Jaskarandeep Singh and Harmeet Singh
Harmeet Singh (cricketer)
Harmeet Singh Bansal , is a Right Arm Medium bowler. was born in Rajasthan, and had played only two List A matches when Deccan Chargers picked him for their campaign in IPL 2009...
.
Performance
With the below-par performance in the inaugural season and finishing at the bottom, Deccan staged an inspired comeback in 2009 by winning the second IPL season. After having an undefeated run in the initial league stage, the team suffered minor setbacks by losing some close matches. But the return of Andrew SymondsAndrew Symonds
Andrew Symonds is a former Australian cricket team all-rounder. A two-time World Cup winner, Symonds is a right-handed middle order batsman and alternates between medium pace and off-spin bowling....
, Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma
Rohit Gurunath Sharma[ Marathi : रोहित गुरुनाथ शर्मा Telugu: రోహిత్ గురునాథ్ శర్మ] is an Indian cricketer. Sharma is a right-handed middle-order batsman and occasional right-arm offbreak bowler. Having started his international playing career at the age of 20, Sharma quickly exhibited his...
regaining form and the continuing exuberance of captain Adam Gilchrist
Adam Gilchrist
Adam Craig Gilchrist AM , nicknamed "Gilly" or "Churchy", is an Australian international cricketer who currently captains Kings XI Punjab and recently captained Middlesex. He is an attacking left-handed batsman and record-breaking wicket-keeper, who redefined the role for the Australian national...
bolstered the side. Some luck came in Deccan's way, towards the end of the league stage, with Kings Punjab and Rajasthan Royals losing key matches, enabling the Chargers into the semi-finals. During the semi-finals against the Delhi Daredevils
Delhi Daredevils
Delhi Daredevils is the Delhi franchise for the Indian Premier League in cricket. The franchise is owned by the GMR Group.-Franchise history:...
, who were at the top of the table, few gave the Chargers a chance of an outside win. But against the odds, Gilchrist scored a sensational 85 off just 35 balls to put the Daredevils out of the competition and give the Chargers their first IPL final against the Royal Challengers Bangalore
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Royal Challengers Bangalore is a cricket team based in Bangalore that plays in the Indian Premier League and currently lead by Daniel Vettori. The team is owned by Dr...
.
In the final match, Gilchrist got out for a duck in the first over, however the Chargers managed to recover and posted a total of 143 for the loss of 6 wickets. Many felt that a good defending total could have been a further 20-30 runs. The Chargers came out with all guns blazing right from the first ball, and this spirited effort ensured that they successfully defended the total, winning the game by 6 runs and lifting the prized IPL trophy.
New COO
On 11 August 2009, Dinesh Wadhwa, former Regional Manager of ICICI Bank was appointed chief operating officer for 2010.New Signing
Foreign Inclusions-- Kemar RoachKemar RoachKharab Andre Jamal Roach is a Barbadian cricketer. He played in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka and has represented the West Indies in Test and One Day International cricket...
, Mitchell MarshMitchell MarshMitchell Ross 'Mitch' Marsh is an Australian cricketer who plays for the Western Warriors& Sahara Pune Warriors in the IPL. He is a Wesley College Old Boy and holds the record for most runs in one Darlot Season, while Shaun Marsh, his brother, holds the highest Darlot average...
Domestic Inclusions-
- Anirudh Singh, Monish Mishra, Ashish Reddy, Bodapati Sumanth, Rahul Sharma.
Contracts Bought Out-
- Chamara SilvaChamara SilvaLindamlilage Prageeth Chamara Silva is a Sri Lankan cricketer...
, Nuwan ZoysaNuwan ZoysaDemuni Nuwan Tharanga Zoysa is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He was a lanky left-arm seam bowler, who played 30 Tests and 95 ODI's for Sri Lanka. In his eighth Test, Zoysa became the first player in the history to take a hat-trick off the first three balls of the match. He achieved this against Zimbabwe...
Champions League Twenty20
The Twenty20 Champions League is an internationalInternational
----International mostly means something that involves more than one country. The term international as a word means involvement of, interaction between or encompassing more than one nation, or generally beyond national boundaries...
Twenty20
Twenty20
Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...
cricket competition between clubs from India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, England
England and Wales
England and Wales is a jurisdiction within the United Kingdom. It consists of England and Wales, two of the four countries of the United Kingdom...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
and West Indies.The competition was launched in 2008 as a response to the success of national Twenty20 domestic cricket leagues, most notably the Indian Premier League
Indian Premier League
The Indian Premier League is a professional league for Twenty20 cricket competition in India. It was initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , headquartered in Mumbai, and is supervised by BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla, who serves as the league's Chairman and Commissioner...
2008 season
2008 Season was cancelled due to 2008 Mumbai Attacks2008 Mumbai attacks
The 2008 Mumbai attacks were more than 10 coordinated shooting and bombing attacks across Mumbai, India's largest city, by Islamist attackers who came from Pakistan...
but Qualifying teams from India, Chennai Super Kings
Chennai Super Kings
Chennai Super Kings is a franchise cricket team based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu that plays in the Indian Premier League. Founded in 2008, the team is currently captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni and coached by Stephen Fleming, a former New Zealand cricketer. The team's home ground is the M. A...
and Rajasthan Royals
Rajasthan Royals
Rajasthan Royals is an Indian Premier League franchise based on the city of the Jaipur captained and coached by former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne.They were the champions of the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League...
were compensated for the losses incurred.
2009 season
On account of emerging as the winners of the 2009 season of the Indian Premier LeagueIndian Premier League
The Indian Premier League is a professional league for Twenty20 cricket competition in India. It was initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , headquartered in Mumbai, and is supervised by BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla, who serves as the league's Chairman and Commissioner...
,
the team participated in the inaugural edition of the T20 Champions League,
along with two other Indian teams; the runners-up of IPL 2009, Royal Challengers Bangalore
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Royal Challengers Bangalore is a cricket team based in Bangalore that plays in the Indian Premier League and currently lead by Daniel Vettori. The team is owned by Dr...
, and Delhi Daredevils
Delhi Daredevils
Delhi Daredevils is the Delhi franchise for the Indian Premier League in cricket. The franchise is owned by the GMR Group.-Franchise history:...
, the toppers of the league-stage points table.
They were knocked out in the group stages after losing to the Somerset Sabres and Trinidad & Tobago, who they were drawn against in Group A.
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2010 Season
The Deccan Chargers having lost to the Royal Challengers BangaloreRoyal Challengers Bangalore
Royal Challengers Bangalore is a cricket team based in Bangalore that plays in the Indian Premier League and currently lead by Daniel Vettori. The team is owned by Dr...
at the 3rd place play-off failed to quailfy for the 2010 Champions League Twenty20
2010 Champions League Twenty20
The 2010 Champions League Twenty20 was the second edition of the Champions League Twenty20, an international Twenty20 cricket tournament. The tournament, which was held from 10 to 26 September 2010 in South Africa, featured 10 domestic Twenty20 sides from India, Australia, Sri Lanka, New Zealand,...
while the IPL champions Chennai Super Kings
Chennai Super Kings
Chennai Super Kings is a franchise cricket team based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu that plays in the Indian Premier League. Founded in 2008, the team is currently captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni and coached by Stephen Fleming, a former New Zealand cricketer. The team's home ground is the M. A...
, runners-up Mumbai Indians
Mumbai Indians
Mumbai Indians , is a franchise cricket team representing Mumbai in the Indian Premier League. The team is one of the eight founding members of the IPL in 2008. Mumbai Indians are currently led by Sachin Tendulkar, who is the Icon Player for the team and is coached by Robin Singh...
along with Royal Challengers proceeded to the event that was played in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
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IPL Auction 2011
The much awaited Auction on 8th & 9th Jan 2011, lived up to the expectation; in fact it exceeded in many ways. Daniel Christian was termed as million dollar baby as he was hardly known to the world cricket at that point of time. Chargers did pick very good players in Cameron White, JP Duminy, Ishant Sharma, Dale Steyn & not to forget the obvious skipper Kumar Sangakkara.IPL 2011 season
The Chargers got to play IPL matches at Home after almost 3 years, but dismal performance at home ground continued with win against RCB being only exception. However in the away matches Chargers did beat DD, MI, KTK, PWI & KXIP in their den. They ended on a high with 3 consecutive wins but could not scale up above 7th position in the league standings.Administration
| Position | Name | |
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| Owner |  Deccan Chronicle, Deccan Chargers Sporting Ventures Ltd |
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| COO & Director, Operation | E. Venkatram Reddy |
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| General Manager, Operation | Girish Dongre |
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| Manager - Brand & Marketing | Ajitabh Rajan |
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| Brand Ambassador | Saina Nehwal Saina Nehwal Saina Nehwal is an Indian Khel Ratna badminton player currently ranked 4 in the world by Badminton World Federation. Saina is the first Indian woman to reach the singles quarterfinals at the Olympics and the first Indian to win the World Junior Badminton Championships... |
Team Sponsors
| Sponsor Type | Sponsor Name |
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| Principal Sponsors | UltraTech Cement UltraTech Cement UltraTech Cement Limited is India's biggest cement company and India’s largest exporter of cement clinker based in Mumbai, India. The company is part of Aditya Birla Group. It has an annual capacity of 52 million tonnes.-Products:... |
| Apparel Sponsor | Puma AG PUMA AG Puma SE, officially branded as PUMA, is a major German multinational company that produces high-end athletic shoes, lifestyle footwear and other sportswear. Formed in 1924 as Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik by Adolf and Rudolf Dassler, relationships between the two brothers deteriorated until the two... |
| Co-Sponsors | Linc Pens, Kingfisher Kingfisher (beer) Kingfisher beer is an Indian beer brewed by United Breweries Group. The brand was launched in 1978. With a market share of over 36%, it is India's largest selling beer, with 1 out of every 3 bottles of beer sold in India being a Kingfisher brand... , McDowell's No.1,playup. |
| Electronic Media Partner | TV5 TV5 (India) TV5 is a 24-hour Telugu language news channel in India. It was inaugurated on October 2, 2007 by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy. The channel's Output Editor is Mr. Brahmananda Reddy and Input Editor is Mr. Venkata Krishna... |
| Radio Media Partner | BIG FM 92.7 |
| Medical Partner | Apollo Hospitals Apollo Hospitals Apollo Hospitals is a major hospital chain based in Chennai, India. It was founded by Dr. Prathap C. Reddy in 1983. Apollo is private healthcare provider in Asia with hospitals in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Ghana, Nigeria, Republic of Mauritius, Qatar,Oman and Kuwait.Several of the group's... |
Overall results
| Matches | Wins | Loses | No Result | % Win | Position | |
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| 2008 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 14% | 8 |
| 2009 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 56% | 1 |
| 2010 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 57% | 4 |
| 2011 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 42% | 7 |
| Total | 56 | 25 | 33 | 0 | 45.66% |
2008 season
| No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
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| 1 | 20 April | Kolkata Eden Gardens Eden Gardens is a cricket ground in Kolkata , India. It is the home of the Bengal cricket team and the Indian Premier League's Kolkata Knight Riders, as well as being a Test and One Day International ground. It is the largest cricket stadium in India by seating capacity... |
Lost by 5 wickets | |
| 2 | 22 April | Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium is the principal cricket stadium in Hyderabad, India and is the home ground of the Hyderabad Cricket Association . It is located in Uppal, an eastern suburb of the city. It has a capacity of 55,000 spectators presently and extends across of land. The... |
Lost by 9 Wickets | |
| 3 | 24 April | Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium is the principal cricket stadium in Hyderabad, India and is the home ground of the Hyderabad Cricket Association . It is located in Uppal, an eastern suburb of the city. It has a capacity of 55,000 spectators presently and extends across of land. The... |
Lost by 3 wickets | |
| 4 | 27 April | Mumbai DY Patil Stadium The Dr. D. Y. Patil Stadium is a cricket stadium at D. Y. Patil Vidyanagar campus, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, India. The stadium has all the facilities of an international cricket stadium, and has been designed by Hafeez Contractor, one of India's premier architects... |
Won by 10 Wickets, MoM –  Adam Gilchrist – 109*Not out In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress... (48) |
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| 5 | 1 May | Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium is the principal cricket stadium in Hyderabad, India and is the home ground of the Hyderabad Cricket Association . It is located in Uppal, an eastern suburb of the city. It has a capacity of 55,000 spectators presently and extends across of land. The... |
Lost by 7 wickets | |
| 6 | 3 May | Bangalore M. Chinnaswamy Stadium The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium , located in Bangalore, Karnataka, is one of the cricket stadiums of India. Flanked by the picturesque Cubbon Park, Queen's Road, Cubbon and uptown MG Road, this four decade old stadium is situated in the heart of the city of Bangalore. Formerly known as the Karnataka... |
Lost by 3 runs | |
| 7 | 6 May | Chennai M. A. Chidambaram Stadium The M. A. Chidambaram Stadium is a cricket stadium in Chennai , India, named after M. A. Chidambaram, the former President of BCCI and the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association. The stadium was formerly known as Madras Cricket Club Ground or Chepauk Stadium. Commonly known as Chepauk, its first match was... |
Won by 7 wickets, MoM Man of the match In sport, a Man of the Match or Player of the Game or Man of the Series award is given to the outstanding player, almost always the one who makes the most impact, in a particular match or series. The term was originally used more often in cricket before being adopted by other sports. This can be a... – Adam Gilchrist – 54 (36) |
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| 8 | 9 May | Jaipur Sawai Mansingh Stadium The Sawai Mansingh Stadium is a cricket stadium in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. It was built in the reign of Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II who was also known as SMS; hence the name of the SMS Stadium in short. It is situated at one corner of the Rambagh Circle... |
Lost by 8 wickets | |
| 9 | 11 May | Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium is the principal cricket stadium in Hyderabad, India and is the home ground of the Hyderabad Cricket Association . It is located in Uppal, an eastern suburb of the city. It has a capacity of 55,000 spectators presently and extends across of land. The... |
Lost by 23 runs | |
| 10 | 15 May | Delhi Feroz Shah Kotla The Feroz Shah Kotla or Kotla was originally a fortress built by Sultan Ferozshah Tughlaq to house his version of Delhi city called Ferozabad. A pristine polished sandstone pillar from the 3rd century B.C... |
Lost by 12 runs | |
| 11 | 18 May | Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium is the principal cricket stadium in Hyderabad, India and is the home ground of the Hyderabad Cricket Association . It is located in Uppal, an eastern suburb of the city. It has a capacity of 55,000 spectators presently and extends across of land. The... |
Lost by 25 runs | |
| 12 | 23 May | Mohali Punjab Cricket Association Stadium The Punjab Cricket Association Stadium is located at Mohali, just outside the city of Chandigarh. It is popularly referred to as the Mohali Stadium. The stadium is home to the Punjab team. Punjab's second international cricket stadium has been approved by BCCI in Bathinda, Punjab. The... |
Lost by 6 wickets | |
| 13 | 25 May | Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium is the principal cricket stadium in Hyderabad, India and is the home ground of the Hyderabad Cricket Association . It is located in Uppal, an eastern suburb of the city. It has a capacity of 55,000 spectators presently and extends across of land. The... |
Lost by 5 wickets | |
| 14 | 27 May | Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium is the principal cricket stadium in Hyderabad, India and is the home ground of the Hyderabad Cricket Association . It is located in Uppal, an eastern suburb of the city. It has a capacity of 55,000 spectators presently and extends across of land. The... |
Lost by 7 wickets | |
| Total | Overall Record - Won 2 of 14 games Failed to make Playoffs |
2009 season
| No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
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| 1 | 19 April | Cape Town Cape Town Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality... |
Won by 8 wickets, MoM – R. P. Singh – 4/22(3.4 ov) |
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| 2 | 22 April | Cape Town Cape Town Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality... |
Won by 24 Runs, MoM – Adam Gilchrist Adam Gilchrist Adam Craig Gilchrist AM , nicknamed "Gilly" or "Churchy", is an Australian international cricketer who currently captains Kings XI Punjab and recently captained Middlesex. He is an attacking left-handed batsman and record-breaking wicket-keeper, who redefined the role for the Australian national... - 71 runs(45 balls) |
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| 3 | 25 April | Durban Durban Durban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism... |
Won by 12 Runs, MoM - Pragyan Ojha Pragyan Ojha Pragyan Prayish Ojha is an Indian cricketer. Debuting in first class cricket in 2004/05, Ojha is a left-arm spinner who has represented India at under-19 level.... 3/21(4Ov) |
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| 4 | 27 April | Durban Durban Durban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism... |
Won by 6 wickets, MoM -  H Gibbs - 69 runs(56 balls) |
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| 5 | 30 April | Centurion | Lost by 6 wickets | |
| 6 | 2 May | Port Elizabeth | Lost by 3 wickets | |
| 7 | 4 May | East London | Lost by 78 runs | |
| 8 | 6 May | Centurion Centurion, Gauteng Centurion is an area with 279,430 inhabitants in Gauteng Province of South Africa, located between Pretoria and Midrand . Formerly an independent municipality, with its own town council, it is now part of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality... |
Won by 19 Runs, MoM – Rohit Sharma Rohit Sharma Rohit Gurunath Sharma[ Marathi : रोहित गुरुनाथ शर्मा Telugu: రోహిత్ గురునాథ్ శర్మ] is an Indian cricketer. Sharma is a right-handed middle-order batsman and occasional right-arm offbreak bowler. Having started his international playing career at the age of 20, Sharma quickly exhibited his... - 38, 4/6 (2 overs, Hat-trick Hat-trick A hat-trick or hat trick in sport is the achievement of a positive feat three times during a game, or other achievements based on threes. The term was first used in 1858 in cricket to describe HH Stephenson's feat of taking three wickets in three balls. A collection was held for Stephenson, and he... ) |
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| 9 | 9 May | Kimberley Kimberley, Northern Cape Kimberley is a city in South Africa, and the capital of the Northern Cape. It is located near the confluence of the Vaal and Orange Rivers. The town has considerable historical significance due its diamond mining past and siege during the Second Boer War... |
Lost by 3 Wickets | |
| 10 | 11 May | Kimberley Kimberley, Northern Cape Kimberley is a city in South Africa, and the capital of the Northern Cape. It is located near the confluence of the Vaal and Orange Rivers. The town has considerable historical significance due its diamond mining past and siege during the Second Boer War... |
Won by 53 runs, MoM -  Dwayne SmithDwayne Smith Dwayne Romel Smith is a cricketer who has represented the West Indies. An all-rounder, he is known as an aggressive and powerful right-handed batsman, bowls medium pace, and is also an athletic fielder. Smith has played for Barbados since the start of his career but has also played three seasons... - 47 runs(32 balls - 4 Sixes) |
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| 11 | 13 May | Durban Durban Durban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism... |
Lost by 12 runs | |
| 12 | 16 May | Johannesburg Johannesburg Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa... |
Won by 6 wickets, MoM - Rohit Sharma Rohit Sharma Rohit Gurunath Sharma[ Marathi : रोहित गुरुनाथ शर्मा Telugu: రోహిత్ గురునాథ్ శర్మ] is an Indian cricketer. Sharma is a right-handed middle-order batsman and occasional right-arm offbreak bowler. Having started his international playing career at the age of 20, Sharma quickly exhibited his... 32 runs(13 balls - 3 Fours - 2 Sixes) |
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| 13 | 17 May | Johannesburg Johannesburg Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa... |
Lost by 1 run | |
| 14 | 21 May | Centurion Centurion, Gauteng Centurion is an area with 279,430 inhabitants in Gauteng Province of South Africa, located between Pretoria and Midrand . Formerly an independent municipality, with its own town council, it is now part of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality... |
Lost by 12 runs | |
| 15 | 22 May(semi-final) | Centurion | Won by 6 wickets, MoM – Adam Gilchrist Adam Gilchrist Adam Craig Gilchrist AM , nicknamed "Gilly" or "Churchy", is an Australian international cricketer who currently captains Kings XI Punjab and recently captained Middlesex. He is an attacking left-handed batsman and record-breaking wicket-keeper, who redefined the role for the Australian national... - 85 runs(35 balls - 10 Fours - 5 Sixes) |
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| 16 | 24 May (final) | Johannesburg | Won by 6 runs. | |
| Total | Overall Record - Won 9 of 16 games Qualified for Champions League Twenty20 - 2009 Deccan Chargers Won the - DLF IPL 2009. |
2010 season
| No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
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| 1 | 12 March | Navi Mumbai DY Patil Stadium The Dr. D. Y. Patil Stadium is a cricket stadium at D. Y. Patil Vidyanagar campus, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, India. The stadium has all the facilities of an international cricket stadium, and has been designed by Hafeez Contractor, one of India's premier architects... |
Lost by 11 Runs. | |
| 2 | 14 March | Chennai M. A. Chidambaram Stadium The M. A. Chidambaram Stadium is a cricket stadium in Chennai , India, named after M. A. Chidambaram, the former President of BCCI and the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association. The stadium was formerly known as Madras Cricket Club Ground or Chepauk Stadium. Commonly known as Chepauk, its first match was... |
Won by 31 Runs - MoM -  Chaminda VaasChaminda Vaas Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas , usually known as Chaminda Vaas, is a Sri Lankan cricketer is regarded as the best fast bowler to have come out of the country - he has been described as the 'most penetrative and successful new-ball bowler Sri Lanka have had'... - 4/21 |
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| 3 | 19 March | Cuttack Barabati Stadium The Barabati Stadium is a cricket venue in the east Indian city of Cuttack, Orissa. It is home ground of Orissa cricket team and is operated by Orissa Cricket Association. The Barabati Stadium is one of the older grounds in India, having hosted several touring sides – including the MCC, the West... |
Won by 6 Runs - MoM - Andrew Symonds Andrew Symonds Andrew Symonds is a former Australian cricket team all-rounder. A two-time World Cup winner, Symonds is a right-handed middle order batsman and alternates between medium pace and off-spin bowling.... - 53 runs |
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| 4 | 21 March | Cuttack Barabati Stadium The Barabati Stadium is a cricket venue in the east Indian city of Cuttack, Orissa. It is home ground of Orissa cricket team and is operated by Orissa Cricket Association. The Barabati Stadium is one of the older grounds in India, having hosted several touring sides – including the MCC, the West... |
Won by 10 Runs -MoM- Andrew Symonds Andrew Symonds Andrew Symonds is a former Australian cricket team all-rounder. A two-time World Cup winner, Symonds is a right-handed middle order batsman and alternates between medium pace and off-spin bowling.... - 3 wickets |
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| 5 | 26 March | Ahmedabad Sardar Patel Stadium Sardar Patel Stadium is one of the premier Cricket stadiums of India located in the Motera locality of Ahmedabad. Because of its location, the stadium is commonly called Motera Stadium to avoid confusion with another stadium of the same name in Navrangpura locality of Ahmedabad. Sardar Patel... |
Lost by 8 wickets | |
| 6 | 28 March | Navi Mumbai DY Patil Stadium The Dr. D. Y. Patil Stadium is a cricket stadium at D. Y. Patil Vidyanagar campus, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, India. The stadium has all the facilities of an international cricket stadium, and has been designed by Hafeez Contractor, one of India's premier architects... |
Lost by 41 Runs | |
| 7 | 1 April | Kolkata Eden Gardens Eden Gardens is a cricket ground in Kolkata , India. It is the home of the Bengal cricket team and the Indian Premier League's Kolkata Knight Riders, as well as being a Test and One Day International ground. It is the largest cricket stadium in India by seating capacity... |
Lost by 24 Runs | |
| 8 | 3 April | Mumbai Brabourne Stadium The Brabourne Stadium is a cricket ground in the Indian city of Mumbai. It is located on 90,000 square yards of reclaimed land along Marine Drive near Churchgate railway station in South Mumbai. The stadium is owned by the Cricket Club of India . Brabourne Stadium is India's first permanent... |
Lost by 63 Runs | |
| 9 | 5 April | Nagpur Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium The Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium is a Test cricket ground built in 2008 in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India... |
Lost by 2 Runs | |
| 10 | 8 April | Bangalore M. Chinnaswamy Stadium The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium , located in Bangalore, Karnataka, is one of the cricket stadiums of India. Flanked by the picturesque Cubbon Park, Queen's Road, Cubbon and uptown MG Road, this four decade old stadium is situated in the heart of the city of Bangalore. Formerly known as the Karnataka... |
Won by 7 wickets - MoM - Tirumalasetti Suman Tirumalasetti Suman Tirumalasetti Laxminarayana Suman is an Indian first class cricketer. He made his debut in first class cricket for hyderabad He is a right-handed opening or middle order batsman. In the second season of the Indian Premier League in 2009, Suman represented Deccan Chargers with success. In the 3rd... - 78 runs |
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| 11 | 10 April | Nagpur Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium The Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium is a Test cricket ground built in 2008 in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India... |
Won by 6 wickets - MoM - Ryan Harris Ryan Harris (cricketer) Ryan James Harris is an Australian cricketer, currently signed up to play domestic cricket for Yorkshire in 2010. A right-arm fast bowler, he played with the Southern Redbacks from 2001–02 to 2007–08... - 3/18 |
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| 12 | 12 April | Nagpur Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium The Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium is a Test cricket ground built in 2008 in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India... |
Won by 13 runs - MoM - Harmeet Singh Harmeet Singh Harmeet Singh is a Norwegian professional footballer of Indian descent who plays for Tippeligaen side Vålerenga as a midfielder.-Club career:... |
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| 13 | 15 April | Dharamsala HPCA Stadium HPCA Stadium Stadium is a cricket stadium located in the city of Dharamsala in Himachal Pradesh. The nearest airport to the stadium is Gaggal at Kangra, which is just 15 km away. The stadium is home to Himachal Pradesh cricket team for Ranji Trophy matches and other limited overs matches... |
Won by 5 wickets MoM - Rohit Sharma Rohit Sharma Rohit Gurunath Sharma[ Marathi : रोहित गुरुनाथ शर्मा Telugu: రోహిత్ గురునాథ్ శర్మ] is an Indian cricketer. Sharma is a right-handed middle-order batsman and occasional right-arm offbreak bowler. Having started his international playing career at the age of 20, Sharma quickly exhibited his... - 68* runs |
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| 14 | 18 April | Delhi Feroz Shah Kotla The Feroz Shah Kotla or Kotla was originally a fortress built by Sultan Ferozshah Tughlaq to house his version of Delhi city called Ferozabad. A pristine polished sandstone pillar from the 3rd century B.C... |
Won by 11 Runs MoM - Andrew Symonds Andrew Symonds Andrew Symonds is a former Australian cricket team all-rounder. A two-time World Cup winner, Symonds is a right-handed middle order batsman and alternates between medium pace and off-spin bowling.... - 54 runs |
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| 15 | 22 April [Semi Final] | Navi Mumbai DY Patil Stadium The Dr. D. Y. Patil Stadium is a cricket stadium at D. Y. Patil Vidyanagar campus, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, India. The stadium has all the facilities of an international cricket stadium, and has been designed by Hafeez Contractor, one of India's premier architects... |
Lost by 38 Runs. | |
| 16 | 24 April [3rd Place Play-off] | Navi Mumbai DY Patil Stadium The Dr. D. Y. Patil Stadium is a cricket stadium at D. Y. Patil Vidyanagar campus, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, India. The stadium has all the facilities of an international cricket stadium, and has been designed by Hafeez Contractor, one of India's premier architects... |
Lost by 9 Wickets. | |
| Total | Overall Record - Won 8 of 16 Games |
2011 season
| No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
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| 1 | 9 April | Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium is the principal cricket stadium in Hyderabad, India and is the home ground of the Hyderabad Cricket Association . It is located in Uppal, an eastern suburb of the city. It has a capacity of 55,000 spectators presently and extends across of land. The... |
Lost by 8 wickets | |
| 2 | 11 April | Kolkata Eden Gardens Eden Gardens is a cricket ground in Kolkata , India. It is the home of the Bengal cricket team and the Indian Premier League's Kolkata Knight Riders, as well as being a Test and One Day International ground. It is the largest cricket stadium in India by seating capacity... |
Lost by 9 runs | |
| 3 | 14 April | Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium is the principal cricket stadium in Hyderabad, India and is the home ground of the Hyderabad Cricket Association . It is located in Uppal, an eastern suburb of the city. It has a capacity of 55,000 spectators presently and extends across of land. The... |
Won by 33 runs MoM - Dale Steyn Dale Steyn Dale Willem Steyn is a South African cricketer who plays in Test and One Day International cricket for South Africa. He is currently the number one ranked Test bowler in the world and achieved the 900+ points benchmark on 13th Nov 2011. Steyn plays domestic cricket in South Africa for Cape Cobras... 3/24(4 ov) |
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| 4 | 16 April | Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium is the principal cricket stadium in Hyderabad, India and is the home ground of the Hyderabad Cricket Association . It is located in Uppal, an eastern suburb of the city. It has a capacity of 55,000 spectators presently and extends across of land. The... |
Lost by 8 wickets | |
| 5 | 19 April | Delhi Feroz Shah Kotla The Feroz Shah Kotla or Kotla was originally a fortress built by Sultan Ferozshah Tughlaq to house his version of Delhi city called Ferozabad. A pristine polished sandstone pillar from the 3rd century B.C... |
Won by 16 Runs,MoM - Sunny Sohal - 62 Runs |
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| 6 | 24 April | Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium is the principal cricket stadium in Hyderabad, India and is the home ground of the Hyderabad Cricket Association . It is located in Uppal, an eastern suburb of the city. It has a capacity of 55,000 spectators presently and extends across of land. The... |
Lost by 37 Runs | |
| 7 | 27 April | Kochi Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium is an international stadium in Kochi, Kerala. The stadium has a capacity of 60,000 spectators making it the third largest stadium in India after the Eden Gardens and Salt Lake Stadium, both in Kolkata... |
Won by 55 runs,MoM - Ishant Sharma - 5/12(3 ov) |
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| 8 | 1 May | Chennai M. A. Chidambaram Stadium The M. A. Chidambaram Stadium is a cricket stadium in Chennai , India, named after M. A. Chidambaram, the former President of BCCI and the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association. The stadium was formerly known as Madras Cricket Club Ground or Chepauk Stadium. Commonly known as Chepauk, its first match was... |
Lost by 19 Runs | |
| 9 | 3 May | Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium is the principal cricket stadium in Hyderabad, India and is the home ground of the Hyderabad Cricket Association . It is located in Uppal, an eastern suburb of the city. It has a capacity of 55,000 spectators presently and extends across of land. The... |
Lost by 20 runs | |
| 10 | 5 May | Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium is the principal cricket stadium in Hyderabad, India and is the home ground of the Hyderabad Cricket Association . It is located in Uppal, an eastern suburb of the city. It has a capacity of 55,000 spectators presently and extends across of land. The... |
Lost by 4 wickets | |
| 11 | 10 May | Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium is the principal cricket stadium in Hyderabad, India and is the home ground of the Hyderabad Cricket Association . It is located in Uppal, an eastern suburb of the city. It has a capacity of 55,000 spectators presently and extends across of land. The... |
Lost by 6 wickets | |
| 12 | 14 May | Mumbai Wankhede Stadium The Sheshrao Krushnarao Wankhede Stadium is a cricket stadium in the Indian city of Mumbai. This ground was built after disputes between the Cricket Club of India, which owns the Brabourne Stadium, and the Mumbai Cricket Association over the allocation of tickets for cricket matches... |
Won by 10 runs MoM - Amit Mishra - 18/6 balls and took 1/18 |
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| 13 | 16 May | Navi Mumbai DY Patil Stadium The Dr. D. Y. Patil Stadium is a cricket stadium at D. Y. Patil Vidyanagar campus, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, India. The stadium has all the facilities of an international cricket stadium, and has been designed by Hafeez Contractor, one of India's premier architects... |
Won by 6 wickets MoM - Amit Mishra - 26/2(4 ov) |
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| 14 | 21 May | Dharamsala HPCA Stadium HPCA Stadium Stadium is a cricket stadium located in the city of Dharamsala in Himachal Pradesh. The nearest airport to the stadium is Gaggal at Kangra, which is just 15 km away. The stadium is home to Himachal Pradesh cricket team for Ranji Trophy matches and other limited overs matches... |
Won by 82 runs MoM - S Dhawan - 95 runs (not out) |
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| Total | Overall Record: Won 6 of 14 games Failed to make it to Playoffs |
Awards Won
| Award | Player name | Year | Achievement |
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| Player of the Tournament | Adam Gilchrist Adam Gilchrist Adam Craig Gilchrist AM , nicknamed "Gilly" or "Churchy", is an Australian international cricketer who currently captains Kings XI Punjab and recently captained Middlesex. He is an attacking left-handed batsman and record-breaking wicket-keeper, who redefined the role for the Australian national... |
2009 | 495 Runs and 15 dismissals |
| Under-23 Success of the Tournament | Rohit Sharma Rohit Sharma Rohit Gurunath Sharma[ Marathi : रोहित गुरुनाथ शर्मा Telugu: రోహిత్ గురునాథ్ శర్మ] is an Indian cricketer. Sharma is a right-handed middle-order batsman and occasional right-arm offbreak bowler. Having started his international playing career at the age of 20, Sharma quickly exhibited his... |
2009 | 362 runs and 11 wickets ( including a hat-trick ) |
| Purple Cap | RP Singh | 2009 | 23 Wickets |
| Purple Cap | Pragyan Ojha Pragyan Ojha Pragyan Prayish Ojha is an Indian cricketer. Debuting in first class cricket in 2004/05, Ojha is a left-arm spinner who has represented India at under-19 level.... |
2010 | 21 Wickets |
Results Summary
| Opposition | Span | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-2011 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| 2008-2011 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 42.85 | |
| 2008-2011 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| 2008-2011 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 | |
| 2008-2011 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| 2008-2011 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 | |
| 2008-2011 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 55.56 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
Most catches
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Ct | Max | Ct/Inn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HH Gibbs | 2008-2010 | 33 | 33 | 22 | 2 | 0.666 |
| RG Sharma | 2008-2010 | 45 | 45 | 22 | 3 | 0.488 |
| A Symonds | 2008-2010 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 2 | 0.571 |
| RP Singh | 2008-2010 | 42 | 42 | 16 | 3 | 0.380 |
| RJ Harris | 2009-2010 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0.625 |
| PP Ojha | 2008-2010 | 44 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 0.204 |
| Y Venugopal Rao | 2008-2010 | 33 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 0.212 |
DC Facts and Trivia
- Deccan Chargers Sporting Ventures, owners of the franchise, is being sued by former CEO Tim Wright for £10m for alleged breach of contract.
- Adam Gilchrist holds the record for Highest number of sixes hit in all the IPL matches. He hit 54 sixes until now.
- Deccan Chargers skipper Adam Gilchrist held the records for scoring the fastest hundred and fifty in IPL for the 2008 and 2009 seasons, though Yusuf Pathan broke the record for scoring the fastest century in the 2010 IPL.
- 155 - The highest partnership for any wicket in IPL was made by Adam Gilchrist and VVS Laxman for the first wicket against Mumbai IndiansMumbai IndiansMumbai Indians , is a franchise cricket team representing Mumbai in the Indian Premier League. The team is one of the eight founding members of the IPL in 2008. Mumbai Indians are currently led by Sachin Tendulkar, who is the Icon Player for the team and is coached by Robin Singh...
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- Lost all but one game that were played at Hyderabad.
- Deccan Chronicle owns Deccan Chargers in collaboration with M Group.
- Andrew Symonds is the most expensive player for the Deccan Chargers.
- Adam Gilchrist won the Player of Tournament Award for IPL 2009.
- Rohit SharmaRohit SharmaRohit Gurunath Sharma[ Marathi : रोहित गुरुनाथ शर्मा Telugu: రోహిత్ గురునాథ్ శర్మ] is an Indian cricketer. Sharma is a right-handed middle-order batsman and occasional right-arm offbreak bowler. Having started his international playing career at the age of 20, Sharma quickly exhibited his...
won the best Under-23 Player of the Tournament award for IPL 2009.
- Deccan Chargers did not win a single home game in the IPL 2008 or CLT20 2009.
- Jaypee GroupJaypee GroupThe Jaypee Group is an Indian conglomerate based in Noida, India. It was founded by Jaiprakash Gaur which is involved in well diversified infrastructure conglomerate with business interests in Engineering & Construction, Power, Cement, Real Estate, Hospitality, Expressways, Sports & Education...
was the Team Sponsor in IPL 2008 for DC.
- Won their first match at home against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2011
- Adam Gilchrist and Herschelle Gibbs are associated with DC official sponsor Puma AGPUMA AGPuma SE, officially branded as PUMA, is a major German multinational company that produces high-end athletic shoes, lifestyle footwear and other sportswear. Formed in 1924 as Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik by Adolf and Rudolf Dassler, relationships between the two brothers deteriorated until the two...
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- Andrew Symonds was the most expensive foreign player in IPL-2008.